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Acts 19
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Acts 19
Christian Standard Bible
Twelve Disciples of John the Baptist
19 While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior regions and came to Ephesus. He found some disciples(A) 2 and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” (B)
“No,” they told him, “we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”(C)
3 “Into what then were you baptized?” he asked them.
“Into John’s baptism,” they replied.(D)
4 Paul said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance,(E) telling the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Jesus.”(F)
5 When they heard this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And when Paul had laid his hands on(G) them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began to speak in tongues[a] and to prophesy.(H) 7 Now there were about twelve men in all.
In the Lecture Hall of Tyrannus
8 Paul entered the synagogue and spoke boldly over a period of three months, arguing and persuading them about the kingdom of God.(I) 9 But when some became hardened and would not believe, slandering the Way in front of the crowd, he withdrew from them, taking the disciples, and conducted discussions every day in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.(J) 10 This went on for two years, so that all the residents of Asia, both Jews and Greeks,(K) heard the word of the Lord.(L)
Demonism Defeated at Ephesus
11 God was performing extraordinary miracles by Paul’s hands, 12 so that even facecloths or aprons[b] that had touched his skin were brought to the sick, and the diseases left them, and the evil spirits came out of them.(M)
13 Now some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists also attempted to pronounce the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, “I command you by the Jesus that Paul preaches!” (N) 14 Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish high priest, were doing this. 15 The evil spirit answered them, “I know Jesus, and I recognize Paul—but who are you?” 16 Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them, overpowered them all, and prevailed against them, so that they ran out of that house naked and wounded. 17 When this became known to everyone who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks, they became afraid, and the name of the Lord Jesus(O) was held in high esteem.(P)
18 And many who had become believers came confessing and disclosing their practices, 19 while many of those who had practiced magic(Q) collected their books and burned them in front of everyone. So they calculated their value and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver. 20 In this way the word of the Lord spread and prevailed.(R)
The Riot in Ephesus
21 After these events, Paul resolved by the Spirit[c] to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and go to Jerusalem. “After I’ve been there,” he said, “It is necessary for me to see Rome as well.”(S) 22 After sending to Macedonia two of those who assisted him, Timothy and Erastus,(T) he himself stayed in Asia for a while.(U)
23 About that time there was a major disturbance about the Way.(V) 24 For a person named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, provided a great deal of business for the craftsmen. 25 When he had assembled them, as well as the workers engaged in this type of business, he said, “Men, you know that our prosperity is derived from this business. 26 You see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in almost all of Asia, this man Paul has persuaded and misled a considerable number of people by saying that gods made by hand are not gods.(W) 27 Not only do we run a risk that our business may be discredited, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis may be despised and her magnificence come to the verge of ruin—the very one all of Asia and the world worship.”
28 When they had heard this, they were filled with rage and began to cry out, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” 29 So the city was filled with confusion, and they rushed all together into the amphitheater, dragging along Gaius(X) and Aristarchus,(Y) Macedonians who were Paul’s traveling companions. 30 Although Paul wanted to go in before the people, the disciples did not let him. 31 Even some of the provincial officials of Asia, who were his friends, sent word to him, pleading with him not to venture[d] into the amphitheater. 32 Some were shouting one thing and some another,(Z) because the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had come together. 33 Some Jews in the crowd gave instructions to Alexander[e] after they pushed him to the front. Motioning with his hand, Alexander wanted to make his defense to the people.(AA) 34 But when they recognized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
35 When the city clerk had calmed the crowd down, he said, “People of Ephesus! What person is there who doesn’t know that the city of the Ephesians is the temple guardian of the great[f] Artemis, and of the image that fell from heaven? 36 Therefore, since these things are undeniable, you must keep calm and not do anything rash. 37 For you have brought these men here who are not temple robbers or blasphemers of our[g] goddess. 38 So if Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a case against anyone, the courts are in session, and there are proconsuls. Let them bring charges against one another.(AB) 39 But if you seek anything further, it must be decided in a legal assembly. 40 In fact, we run a risk of being charged with rioting(AC) for what happened today, since there is no justification that we can give as a reason for this disturbance.” 41 After saying this, he dismissed the assembly.
Dzieje Apostolskie 19
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Dzieje Apostolskie 19
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19 I stało się, że gdy Apollos przebywał w Koryncie, Paweł obszedł okolice wyżej położone i dotarł do Efezu. I znalazłszy tam niektórych uczniów;
2 Zapytał ich: Czy otrzymaliście Ducha Świętego, kiedy uwierzyliście? A oni mu odpowiedzieli: Nawet nie słyszeliśmy, że jest Duch Święty.
3 Wtedy zapytał ich: W czym więc byliście ochrzczeni? A oni odpowiedzieli: W chrzcie Jana.
4 Paweł zaś powiedział: Jan chrzcił chrztem pokuty, mówiąc ludziom, aby uwierzyli w tego, który przyjdzie po nim, to znaczy w Jezusa Chrystusa.
5 Gdy to usłyszeli, zostali ochrzczeni w imię Pana Jezusa.
6 A kiedy Paweł położył na nich ręce, zstąpił na nich Duch Święty i mówili językami, i prorokowali.
7 Wszystkich mężczyzn było około dwunastu.
8 Potem przez trzy miesiące przychodził do synagogi i odważnie mówił, rozprawiając i przekonując o królestwie Bożym.
9 Gdy jednak niektórzy się upierali i nie chcieli uwierzyć, i mówili źle o tej drodze wobec tłumów, odstąpił od nich, odłączył uczniów i codziennie rozprawiał w szkole niejakiego Tyrannosa.
10 Działo się tak przez dwa lata, tak że wszyscy mieszkańcy Azji usłyszeli słowo Pana Jezusa, zarówno Żydzi, jak i Grecy.
11 A Bóg dokonywał niezwykłych cudów przez ręce Pawła;
12 Tak że nawet chustki albo przepaski z jego ciała kładziono na chorych, a choroby ich opuszczały i wychodziły z nich złe duchy.
13 A niektórzy wędrowni żydowscy egzorcyści ważyli się wzywać imienia Pana Jezusa nad opętanymi przez złe duchy, mówiąc: Zaklinamy was przez Jezusa, którego głosi Paweł.
14 Robiło tak siedmiu synów pewnego Żyda, imieniem Skewas, który był naczelnikiem kapłanów.
15 Zły duch im odpowiedział: Znam Jezusa i wiem, kim jest Paweł, ale wy coście za jedni?
16 I rzucił się na nich człowiek, w którym był zły duch, powalił i pokonał ich, tak że nadzy i zranieni wybiegli z tego domu.
17 Dowiedzieli się o tym wszyscy, zarówno Żydzi, jak i Grecy, którzy mieszkali w Efezie. A na nich wszystkich padł strach i było uwielbione imię Pana Jezusa.
18 Wielu też tych, którzy uwierzyli, przychodziło i wyznawało, i ujawniało swoje uczynki.
19 I wielu z tych, którzy się parali sztukami magicznymi, znosiło księgi i paliło je wobec wszystkich. Obliczono ich wartość i stwierdzono, że wynosi pięćdziesiąt tysięcy srebrników.
20 Tak potężnie rosło i umacniało się słowo Pańskie.
21 Po tych wydarzeniach Paweł postanowił w duchu, że po przejściu Macedonii i Achai pójdzie do Jerozolimy, mówiąc: Potem, gdy się tam dostanę, muszę zobaczyć także Rzym.
22 Wysłał więc do Macedonii dwóch z tych, którzy mu służyli, Tymoteusza i Erasta, a sam pozostał jeszcze przez jakiś czas w Azji.
23 W tym czasie doszło do niemałych rozruchów z powodu tej drogi.
24 Bo pewien złotnik, imieniem Demetriusz, który wyrabiał ze srebra świątyńki Diany, zapewniał rzemieślnikom niemały zarobek.
25 Zebrał ich i innych, zajmujących się podobnym rzemiosłem, i powiedział: Mężowie, wiecie, że nasz dobrobyt płynie z tego rzemiosła.
26 Widzicie też i słyszycie, że ten Paweł nie tylko w Efezie, ale prawie w całej Azji przekonał i odwiódł wielu ludzi, mówiąc, że nie są bogami ci, którzy rękami ludzkimi są uczynieni.
27 Należy więc obawiać się nie tylko tego, że nasze rzemiosło zostanie zlekceważone, ale też że świątynia wielkiej bogini Diany, czczonej w całej Azji i w całym świecie, zostanie poczytana za nic i zostanie zniszczony jej majestat.
28 Gdy to usłyszeli, ogarnął ich gniew i zaczęli krzyczeć: Wielka jest Diana Efeska!
29 I całe miasto napełniło się wrzawą. Porwawszy Gajusa i Arystarcha, Macedończyków, towarzyszy podróży Pawła, jednomyślnie ruszyli do teatru.
30 Gdy Paweł chciał wejść między lud, uczniowie mu nie pozwolili.
31 Również niektórzy dostojnicy Azji, będący jego przyjaciółmi, posłali do niego prośbę, aby nie wszedł do teatru.
32 Tymczasem jedni krzyczeli tak, a drudzy inaczej. W zgromadzeniu bowiem zapanował zamęt, a większość z nich nie wiedziała, po co się zebrali.
33 Z tłumu wyciągnięto Aleksandra, którego Żydzi wysunęli do przodu. Aleksander dał znak ręką, bo chciał zdać sprawę ludowi.
34 Gdy jednak poznali, że jest Żydem, rozległ się jeden krzyk i wszyscy wołali przez około dwie godziny: Wielka jest Diana Efeska!
35 Wtedy sekretarz miejski uspokoił tłum i powiedział: Mężowie efescy, kto z ludzi nie wie, że miasto Efez jest opiekunem świątyni wielkiej bogini Diany i jej posągu, który spadł od Jowisza?
36 Skoro nikt temu nie może zaprzeczyć, powinniście się uspokoić i niczego nie czynić pochopnie.
37 Przyprowadziliście bowiem tych ludzi, którzy nie są ani świętokradcami, ani też nie bluźnią waszej bogini.
38 A jeśli Demetriusz i rzemieślnicy, którzy są z nim, mają coś przeciwko komuś, są przecież sądy, są też prokonsulowie, niech pozywają jedni drugich.
39 Jeśli zaś chodzi o coś innego, zostanie to rozpatrzone na prawomocnym zebraniu.
40 Grozi nam bowiem oskarżenie o dzisiejsze rozruchy, bo nie ma żadnego powodu, którym moglibyśmy wytłumaczyć to zbiegowisko.
41 Po tych słowach rozwiązał zebranie.
Acts 19
King James Version
Acts 19
King James Version
19 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,
2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.
4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
7 And all the men were about twelve.
8 And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.
9 But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.
10 And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
11 And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:
12 So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
13 Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
14 And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.
15 And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
17 And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
18 And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.
19 Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
20 So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.
21 After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.
22 So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.
23 And the same time there arose no small stir about that way.
24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;
25 Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.
26 Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:
27 So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.
28 And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
29 And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.
30 And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.
31 And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre.
32 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused: and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together.
33 And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people.
34 But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
35 And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?
36 Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.
37 For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.
38 Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another.
39 But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.
40 For we are in danger to be called in question for this day's uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse.
41 And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.
Acts 19
New International Version
Acts 19
New International Version
Paul in Ephesus
19 While Apollos(A) was at Corinth,(B) Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus.(C) There he found some disciples 2 and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit(D) when[a] you believed?”
They answered, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
3 So Paul asked, “Then what baptism did you receive?”
“John’s baptism,” they replied.
4 Paul said, “John’s baptism(E) was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”(F) 5 On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.(G) 6 When Paul placed his hands on them,(H) the Holy Spirit came on them,(I) and they spoke in tongues[b](J) and prophesied. 7 There were about twelve men in all.
8 Paul entered the synagogue(K) and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.(L) 9 But some of them(M) became obstinate; they refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way.(N) So Paul left them. He took the disciples(O) with him and had discussions daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus. 10 This went on for two years,(P) so that all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia(Q) heard the word of the Lord.(R)
11 God did extraordinary miracles(S) through Paul, 12 so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured(T) and the evil spirits left them.
13 Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits(U) tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. They would say, “In the name of the Jesus(V) whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out.” 14 Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. 15 One day the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?” 16 Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding.
17 When this became known to the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus,(W) they were all seized with fear,(X) and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor. 18 Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed what they had done. 19 A number who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly. When they calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.[c] 20 In this way the word of the Lord(Y) spread widely and grew in power.(Z)
21 After all this had happened, Paul decided[d] to go to Jerusalem,(AA) passing through Macedonia(AB) and Achaia.(AC) “After I have been there,” he said, “I must visit Rome also.”(AD) 22 He sent two of his helpers,(AE) Timothy(AF) and Erastus,(AG) to Macedonia, while he stayed in the province of Asia(AH) a little longer.
The Riot in Ephesus
23 About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.(AI) 24 A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought in a lot of business for the craftsmen there. 25 He called them together, along with the workers in related trades, and said: “You know, my friends, that we receive a good income from this business.(AJ) 26 And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus(AK) and in practically the whole province of Asia.(AL) He says that gods made by human hands are no gods at all.(AM) 27 There is danger not only that our trade will lose its good name, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited; and the goddess herself, who is worshiped throughout the province of Asia and the world, will be robbed of her divine majesty.”
28 When they heard this, they were furious and began shouting: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”(AN) 29 Soon the whole city was in an uproar. The people seized Gaius(AO) and Aristarchus,(AP) Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia,(AQ) and all of them rushed into the theater together. 30 Paul wanted to appear before the crowd, but the disciples(AR) would not let him. 31 Even some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, sent him a message begging him not to venture into the theater.
32 The assembly was in confusion: Some were shouting one thing, some another.(AS) Most of the people did not even know why they were there. 33 The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander to the front, and they shouted instructions to him. He motioned(AT) for silence in order to make a defense before the people. 34 But when they realized he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”(AU)
35 The city clerk quieted the crowd and said: “Fellow Ephesians,(AV) doesn’t all the world know that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven? 36 Therefore, since these facts are undeniable, you ought to calm down and not do anything rash. 37 You have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed temples(AW) nor blasphemed our goddess. 38 If, then, Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen(AX) have a grievance against anybody, the courts are open and there are proconsuls.(AY) They can press charges. 39 If there is anything further you want to bring up, it must be settled in a legal assembly. 40 As it is, we are in danger of being charged with rioting because of what happened today. In that case we would not be able to account for this commotion, since there is no reason for it.” 41 After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.
Footnotes
- Acts 19:2 Or after
- Acts 19:6 Or other languages
- Acts 19:19 A drachma was a silver coin worth about a day’s wages.
- Acts 19:21 Or decided in the Spirit
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